WORCESTER — Tuesday was a special day — a day with a lot of names. It was Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Faschtnacht Day, Fat Tuesday, the final day of Carnival. It was a day to party before things turned more serious.

Tuesday was a special day for Methacton High’s girls swimming and diving team. It was a day for the Warriors to party before things turned more serious. Methacton’s meet against Pottsgrove was the last dual meet of the season — the final competition before the postseason gets underway this Saturday.

Like Mardi Gras, the meet was also a cause for celebration — without the beads, of course. The Warriors knocked off Pottsgrove 101-64 to finish as undefeated Pioneer Athletic Conference champions. Methacton’s girls finished with a perfect 7-0 PAC-10 record. The Methacton boys also closed on a strong note when they logged a 94-60 conference win over the visiting Falcons.

The girls swam mostly in events that were not their usual events. And, an emphasis was put on giving seniors a chance to finish their careers with fun events in the season finale. One was Nicole Young, who touched first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.71.

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“Swimming in my final race here was kind of bittersweet,” said Young. “It’s been a long four years. I’m glad I got to swim my favorite event in my last meet here. And, I got to swim with the two girls I train with — Corinne Blodgett and Kirsten Groff.”

Another senior who had a good finale was Rikki Li. She finished second in the 100 freestyle at 1:00.10 and third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:08.44. She was also on the winning 200 medley relay with Young, Blodgett and Natalie Rittenhouse and the victorious 200 free relay with Kristen Unangst, Sarah Furtek and Jen Rees.

With a purposely jumbled lineup, the Warriors only had one individual double-winner — Jen Rees. The speedy freshman started with a win in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.66 and came back later to win the 100 free with a clocking of 57.28.

“The 50 was a better race — my best time this season,” said Rees. “I kicked really hard and moved my arms really fast. I just felt fast — and I was wearing my fast suit today. My 100 time was the exact same time I’ve had three meets in a row.”

Other individual winners for the Warriors were Brooke Dobbs in the 200 IM, Lauren Hunt in diving, Sarah Lebold in the 500, Blodgett in the 100 fly and Furtek in the 100 backstroke.

“On the very first meeting of the year, we talked about how winning the PAC-10 was our goal,” said Methacton girls coach Ben Yoder. “I thought we had the depth and the desire to do it. And, they are really a team. This is the most fun I’ve ever had coaching any group. And, it was the team’s first championship since 1989.”

Both Methacton teams fared well in diving with Dan Roy winning the boys’ meet with a score of268.88 and Hunt taking first in the girls meet at 198.60.

“It was a pretty good meet but I did have a little mess up in the back one-and-one-half pike,” said Roy. “I just cut it short and kicked out a little early. I was happiest with my one-and-one-half pike and my two-and-one-half tuck.”

“Personally, I felt pretty slow and my walls felt bad,” said Price, who set the school’s freshman record in the 100 free with a time of 49.80.I looked up at the clock, I was surprised with the time. I made automatic district cut. It was my last chance to make districts and that motivated me a lot.”

Park, a junior, said, “My breast time today was a new best for me. It felt good in general. My stroke has been feeling really good.”